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Atwater, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 1,079. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,047 (-3.0% change)
Males: 514 (47.6%), Females: 565 (52.4%)

Kandiyohi County

Zip code: 56209

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $39,265
Median house value: $66,900

Population by Race

Races in Atwater:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (46.3%), Norwegian (25.9%), Swedish (22.1%), Irish (7.9%), English (5.0%), Danish (4.1%).

Elevation: 1215 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Atwater, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Atwater

  • High school or higher: 84.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Atwater city

  • Never married: 25.2%
  • Now married: 54.2%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

0.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-1.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Atwater:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Atwater:

  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 58 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 97 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 110 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Atwater:

  • LITCHFIELD MUNI (about 20 miles; LITCHFIELD, MN; Abbreviation: LJF)
  • WILLMAR MUNI-JOHN L RICE FIELD (about 22 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Abbreviation: ILL)
  • HECTOR MUNI (about 30 miles; HECTOR, MN; Abbreviation: 1D6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Atwater:

  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 78 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 83 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 87 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)

Schools

Public high school in Atwater:

  • A.C.G.C. ALP (Students: 17; Location: 302 S 2ND ST.; Grades: 10 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Atwater:

  • A.C.G.C. NORTH EL. (Students: 284; Location: 302 S 2ND ST.; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Atwater:

  • ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 32; Location: 19911 56TH AVE NE; Grades: KG – 6)

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